Punchless Yanks fall to Royals

12:06 AM,
Jul. 10, 2013

Written by

Brian Heyman

The Yankees had done their home work, arriving for their game Tuesday night against Kansas City at Yankee Stadium as the only American League team that had yet to drop more than two in a row in its own house.

But the underwhelming offense had the Yankees on the brink. Two straight losses. One run scored in each, including Monday night in the series opener.

So what happened? The Yankees went out and got held to one run yet again. James Shields and two relievers triple-teamed to give up just six hits, and the Royals won 3-1. ...